Example sentences of "was [prep] the [adj] end " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er the other one was towards the latter end of the strike and er this particular area , the Notts area , er had what was called broken away from the er from the main body er of the strike . |
| 2 | That was in the very end . |
| 3 | An etymologist he was to the bitter end . |
| 4 | The Harvard dealer was on the sharp end of clients ' complaints . |
| 5 | Streatham Hill Theatre ( now a bingo hall ) was on the pre-West End circuit , and we had chorus girls staying with us for weeks at a time . |
| 6 | Sinatra was on the other end , furious . |
| 7 | ‘ I was on the other end of the question for most of my life as a British Telecom customer manager , and I always tried to see the view of the underdog , because there is just a chance he might be right , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Some years ago a presenter at a seminar on project management referred to the Taylor Woodrow logo and said he had often wondered who was on the other end of the rope . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's for you ! ’ he said smartly , and handed the phone over to her with such promptness that she knew whoever was on the other end was someone important . |
| 10 | The face was on the other end and it was looking really surprised . |
| 11 | anyway the girl said well I 'll ring first to see where you get your application form she , and the , Sue phoned and was on the other end and I said oh you should apparently you 've got have erm , er , application form and Mrs going to send you one , I said is that Mrs on the line she said is that Mrs speaking , she said yeah , I said will you tell it 's Mrs she said oh , well , tell Mrs she 's no need to apply I 've got all her details and she is being looked at , you know , we are looking into it anyway erm , as I say I had this letter just after Christmas to say that there was a job coming up at the Mencap at Wellingborough Road , Rushden , and I was being selected and erm would I go up for the informal interview on the Monday and the formal interview at the hospital the next morning , so I went up got the first person there and er she , she , it 's a new , it 's an old house but they 've done it all up and there all papers on the floor and then she said oh I think I 'll pick these up Ir Irene , I said oh call me Joy everybody does and she said alright , OK , I said oh I 'll help you so of course I said , I went straight down with her on the floor picking all these papers up and she , and when the next person come she said poor old Joy ai n't even got in the door and that 's it , she 's already working and she said I can see you 're like me Joy you 'll do a job when you see it 's got ta be done , I said I 've always been the same , I ca n't , I ca n't see a spoon or a bit of paper laying on the floor |
| 12 | Yeah he was on the other end of the |
| 13 | His shop was on the top end of Road , when it was Road . |
| 14 | It took his score for the season to 20 and , ironically , he was on the receiving end of an unsuccessful objection . |
| 15 | Then in 1987 Midland Bank got itself in such a mess that it was on the receiving end of a laughable offer from the Saatchi & Saatchi advertising empire . |
| 16 | But the other British hope , Port Talbot 's John Price , was on the receiving end of a similar scoreline from Brisbane 's Rob Parrella . |
| 17 | In 1983 , Wilpattu was on the receiving end of one of the most dramatic wildlife rescue operations in the history of conservation . |
| 18 | It was on this mission that Wilson , now flying his first as waist gunner , was on the receiving end of a flak fragment that pierced Mary Alice . |
| 19 | He was on the receiving end of a look that was as coldly disdainful as any she 'd ever seen . |
| 20 | Any ideas on that score swiftly evaporated , however , when his glance suddenly shot to hers , and she was on the receiving end of his piercing eyes as , ‘ According to this , you should have been here last Friday ! ’ he charged . |
| 21 | The late night , low level circuits made by the military jet over west Stockton and Eaglescliffe angered residents and Hartburn councillor Stephen Smailes , who was on the receiving end of their complaints . |
| 22 | Sarah 's house was at the other end of it and I could see a couple of cars parked outside what I was sure was their home . |
| 23 | Another son , Paul , was at the other end of the link in Los Angeles . |
| 24 | Whereas Flynn was at the other end of the scale , for , despite his external charm , he really seemed to care little about anybody 's well-being — possibly because he cared nothing for his own . |
| 25 | As usual when drunk , he spoke to her as if she was at the other end of the street . |
| 26 | For TV , subject to the pattern of broadcast programme hours , the peak was at the other end of the day . |
| 27 | Cowslip himself was at the other end of the hall and Hazel realized that he was waiting for him to reply . |
| 28 | God was at the other end of the room . |
| 29 | Sarah 's bedroom was at the other end of the landing , next to her brother 's . |
| 30 | There was a longish silence , probably while the woman was listening to whoever it was at the other end . |